The wives of the concubines are empresses

In the prison cell of the Ministry of Justice, the former Jingzhao Yin, Lord Cai, was now covered in whips and his prison uniform was torn, revealing the flesh and blood underneath.

"what……"

"Beat them, beat them hard! These corrupt officials are bloodthirsty."

The screams in the cell were endless, and the prisoners were terrified.

"Snapped……"

"what……"

Lord Cai just muddled through the pain.

"Captain, he's fainted."

"Really? First, pour a basin of water, then sprinkle some salt on the wound to make it feel sore."

A basin of water was thrown at him, and Lord Cai opened his eyes. A prison guard sprinkled salt on his wounds.

For a moment, Lord Cai felt excruciating pain.

"what……"

The jailers laughed and the man with the whip started whipping again.

When the Minister of Justice and Zuo Zongze came back, they saw that Lord Cai was covered in wounds and was almost dead.

"Well done! I, a minister, can't even come up with 100,000 taels of silver, and he, a third-rank official, has seized 300,000 taels of silver, 10,000 taels of gold, 10,000 taels of banknotes, and so many antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Doesn't that mean he must have a million taels?"

Shangguan Wanjun was so furious that she lay on the dragon couch for a full quarter of an hour before falling asleep.

In her dream, she saw that all the soldiers at the border were slaughtered, the gates of various provinces and cities were broken, and the corpses of civilians and soldiers were scattered all over the ground.

There were barbaric tribes attacking outside and rebels heading straight for Kyoto inside, and everyone around her was killed tragically.

In the Golden Palace, the rebels entered the palace and advanced straight on. No one in the court, civil or military, dared to confront them.

Seeing the people around her die tragically one after another, Shangguan Wanjun realized that the building was doomed to collapse. She did not want to suffer humiliation in her lifetime, so she set fire to the Golden Palace and died in the sea of ​​fire.

The gnawing pain forced her eyes open. Shangguan Wanjun propped herself up and sat up, her face and body already drenched in sweat, her entire body looking like a sweating person.

Lianhua was on duty today. She woke up when she heard some noise and found that her master had sat up.

"Your Majesty? Are you awake?"

Shangguan Wanjun lifted the bed curtains, got out of bed, and went straight to the dressing table.

"Prepare hot water for me. I want to take a bath."

She was afraid she wouldn't be able to fall asleep if she continued sleeping, so she decided to get up.

In the bathroom, Shangguan Wanjun lay in the bathtub, washing off the sweat from her body, and only then did she feel like she was truly alive again.

After her rebirth, she still cherishes her life.

The dream was too real, so she had to make plans early.

There was no morning court today, but Shangguan Wanjun started having breakfast at 2:15 am.

The entire dining hall was extremely quiet; even the sound of Shangguan Wanjun eating was very quiet.

Liu Cheng, Lian Hua, Liu Li and others waited quietly. They could clearly feel that the emperor was in a bad mood, even so deep that it was a little scary.

After finishing the sweet potato porridge in her bowl, Shangguan Wanjun put down her chopsticks.

"Arrange for someone to eat the rest. Xiao Liuzi, accompany me out of the palace."

Liu Cheng was shocked: Where is the emperor going so early?

At five minutes past morning, the capital city was sparsely populated. Shangguan Wanjun was sitting in a carriage in casual clothes and a veil.

Accompanying the emperor were Liu Cheng, Lian Hua, Liu Li, and Shangguan Wanjun's ten guards.

Shangguan Wanjun, who was leaving the palace incognito for the first time, was curious about everything and lifted the curtain to look out the window.

There were sparse crowds of people walking on the street, mostly adults, with few women.

Passing by a stall, Shangguan Wanjun suddenly spoke.

"parking."

Shangguan Wanjun lifted her skirt and stepped on the pedals to get on and off the bike.

"Auntie, what are you selling?"

A middle-aged woman looked at the girl wearing a veil, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Miss, I'm selling... lotus seeds. I just picked them at home, they're so fresh. Do you want some?"

Lianhua thought her master would not buy any, but she actually squatted down and grabbed a handful of lotus seeds to look at them.

"It looks good, how much is it?"

"Five cents a handful."

Shangguan Wanjun smiled and said, "If this was a man's hand, I would be at a great loss."

Looking at his master chatting harmoniously with the people, Liu Cheng was confused for a moment. What on earth was the emperor going to do?

Experience life?

Or understand the people's sentiments?

Shangguan Wanjun was walking along the way, holding a bag and taking out a lotus seed from time to time to eat. The people who followed her were full of confusion.

People setting up stalls came out one after another, and the street began to become lively.

Shangguan Wanjun was attracted by a haystack in front of her, or more precisely, the candied haws on it.

Lianhua watched her master walk straight ahead until he stopped in front of a middle-aged man.

"Girl, would you like a string of candied haws?"

"Lianhua, do you want to eat candied haws?"

Lianhua looked at her princess in surprise and didn't react for a moment.

"what."

Shangguan Wanjun had already reached out and took two strings, handed one to her and kept one for herself.

"Pay the bill and take theirs too."

Lianhua was shocked again, but still obediently paid the bill.

The guards looked at the candied haws in their hands and were stunned for a moment.

Shangguan Wanjun continued to stroll around while eating candied haws.

"Selling steamed buns, delicious vegetable buns."

"Selling hairpins, beautiful hairpins."

"Hey, girl, buy a hairpin."

Shangguan Wanjun was attracted by the hairpins on the stall and walked over while eating candied haws.

The rows of hairpins look cheap, but their shapes are quite unique.

Lianhua finally understood that the emperor couldn't sleep today and must have come out to relax.

As a servant, she couldn't let the emperor down.

"Master, look, there are peach blossoms on this silver hairpin."

Shangguan Wanjun looked over and saw a peach blossom in full bloom.

"Here, take it, I'll give it a try."

Liuli was already dazzled by the things on the street and had fallen behind several people.

At this moment, she stopped in front of a mask stall, looking at the masks of different patterns with great joy, but when she turned around, she found that her master and others were not there.

She was anxious and looked around quickly. She saw her master in front of a stall.

"Master, I thought you were gone. I was so scared."

Shangguan Wanjun reached out and pinched her little face and couldn't help but smile.

"I was just getting ready, but you discovered the plan before it was even implemented."

"Master, you are teasing me again."

Liuli's little face was flushed red, and the master and servant laughed at each other.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Just look at what you like and I'll pay for it."

Liuli became interested when she heard it: "I want that mask."

Hearing this, the two looked up and saw a mask stall opposite them.

"Then we'll go over after we pay the bill."

Liuli waited quietly, then took the two of them to the mask stall to watch.

"Master, this servant likes this."

Shangguan Wanjun looked down and saw a fox mask with a cute shape.

"It suits you very well. Lianhua will pay for it."

Lianhua took a fancy to a white mask, and when she heard her master's words, she quickly took out the silver to pay for it.

"Boss, I want both of them. Master, do you like any of them?"

"I don't need it, you guys buy it."

Lianhua had just stretched out her hand when she was pushed by someone, and the silver fell to the ground, and she herself fell on her master.

"what……"

"Make way, Miss, come and see, this mask is quite nice."

Just as Shangguan Wanjun helped Lianhua up, she saw a beautiful woman with picturesque eyes and eyebrows walking towards her in a flowing fairy dress.

“It’s really beautiful.”

The boss didn't dare to speak loudly because he saw that the other person was dressed elegantly and wore expensive jewelry.